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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Lead Vocals
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
Keyboards
Rory Dodd
Rory Dodd
Background Vocals
Ellen Foley
Ellen Foley
Background Vocals
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Background Vocals
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
Drums
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan
Piano
Roger Powell
Roger Powell
Synthesizer
Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
Songwriter
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Co-Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Producer
Cliff Hodsdon
Cliff Hodsdon
Assistant Engineer
Ed Sprague
Ed Sprague
Recording Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Recording Engineer
John Jansen
John Jansen
Mixing Engineer
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets
Oh, and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter
He was starting to foam in the heat
[Verse 2]
Oh baby, you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know we'll both be so alone
[Verse 3]
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
Oh, when the night is over
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done and the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
[Verse 4]
I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver-black phantom bike
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
And we're all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole
And everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls
And nothing's ever worth the cost
[Verse 5]
And I know that I'm damned if I never get out
And maybe I'm damned if I do
But with every other beat I've got left in my heart
You know I'd rather be damned with you
Well, if I gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you
Well, if I gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you
[Verse 6]
Oh baby, you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know we'll both be so alone
[Verse 7]
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done and the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
[Verse 8]
Oh, I can see myself tearing up the road
Faster than any other boy has ever gone
And my skin is raw, but my soul is ripe
And no one's gonna stop me now
I'm gonna make my escape
But I can't stop thinking of you
And I never see the sudden curve till it's way too late
And I never see the sudden curve till it's way too late
[Verse 9]
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart still beating
Breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of Hell
[Verse 10]
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Oh, torn and twisted at the foot a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart still beating
Still beating
Breaking out of my body and flying away
[Verse 11]
Like a bat out of Hell
Oh, like a bat out of Hell
Oh, like a bat out of Hell
Oh, like a bat out of Hell
(Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes)
Like a bat out of Hell
(Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes)
Oh, like a bat out of Hell
Written by: Jim Steinman
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